vaxn8r
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Reged: 12/19/03
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For all the weight weenies out there (like me)...Specialized aluminum WB cages cost about $7.00 and weigh 38g. I've weighed a bunch of CF cages and despite their "claims" the range is 19-48g...all over the map and usually a lot more than they claim (I weighed all without any hardware or screws) IRD were the lightest but to me they look like bottle ejectors. (DaveD, if he's around should report on his.) Elite stainless come in at 48g. I use Arundel. They claim 25g but came in at 33g.
My point being....dont' trust the manufacturer to be honest with the gram scale. Duh!
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dah
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Reged: 01/09/04
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My Arundels weighed 26 and 27g. But one just broke (at the bottom lip) so I have gone back to King Ti (30/32g). They both hold well but since the King's can be bent to squeeze the living hell out of the bottles they hold a bit better.
The Arundels also don't work all that well with the Calfee bottle bolts. Even filed down nylock nuts still stick up a little and get in the way of the bottle when inserting it.
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bscheidt
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Reged: 07/01/04
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I have both the elite cf and the reynolds cf cages. I did not weigh them as carbon was the only acceptable material. The reynolds are less expensive and seem to work eqully well if not better.
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HeadAngle
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Reged: 06/30/04
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I wound up using the Reynolds cages on my new Tetra (see my post about the bike, has pics, etc.). But, I was going to use the BTP cages.
If you truly want the lightest the BTP Conical Carbon/Aramid is it, at 6g, yes, 6g (or so they claim). They also make a 10g full carbon conical, and then their 15g standard cage. YOu can check them out here: http://www.wisecyclebuys.com/id273.htm
I too have seen the Arundel cages break, in fact the one I saw was on a bike I was test riding, and it was all of a few days old! I don't know the circumstances, but it didn't sound like it broke due user error or a crash (not a crash for sure).
The Reynolds cages are really nice, certainly not the lightest (although decent), but they hold well, and you don't have to use conical bottles.
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HeadAngle
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Reged: 06/30/04
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I forgot to mention, you can get "real" weights and claimed weights for a ton of cages on the always fun Weight Weenies site:
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/listings/components.php?type=bottlecages
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